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By voting in their best interest. yes, sir? >> another -- a lot of people were thinking that folks just wont come out to the polls and vote. after last night, what message would you give to the people of alabama and maybe encourage everyone that voting is your right and you should take part. >> you know, look, i think you just answered your own question there. elections have consequences. weve been getting that message out for the last five or six months since weve been involved in this campaign...

>> for everyone. >> for everyone, sure. but there is a piece of me that wonders if doug jones would like to get seated after the tax reform vote so he doesnt have to take a controversial vote as his first act as u.s. senator. >> what did you think about him, his first display of himself as senator-elect? >> so i think i noted when we were discussing as he was talking, he sort of struck me as a temperamental tv. the -- conservative. there is a process. and i want to go through the process and fol...

In 2018 for our general elections on both sides of that aisle. yes, sir? >> did you win it or did roy moore lose it? >> i think its a combination. you know, look, in every election, in every election there is a segment of the voters who vote for you. and i think from what i saw on some of the exit pollings last night, there was an overwhelming number of people who felt very positive and the number one reason for the vote for me was how they felt about our campaign and the issues we ran on. look,...

Everything thats happened in this state, in this country, people across the country are now realizing, you know, look, elections have serious consequences. when you realize that, you tend to turn out the vote. yes, sir? >> could you talk a bit more about the infrastructure in the democratic party here in the state. the future of it. what youre going to do about that. >> i dont know what the future is going to hold. well just see. woo were going to have obviously some discussions. i think some of...

Its hard to imagine that happening at this point, but its interesting to know if the white house will be reaching out to doug jones. of course, he will be one of the most conservative democrats in the senate, at least for the next three years or so. in the short-term, it probably means any big ticket items are not going to happen on the table. thats why theyre moving so quickly on tax reform. but earlier today, the president had this to say about that republican race in alabama. >> a lot of repu...

That included folks like woke vote, but also the working families party, individual group, righteous vote. then you had folks like priorities usa and the senate majority pac that put $1.5 million separately into african-american digital turnout program. >> he has this seat for three years. hes just filling out the remainder of jeff sessions term. thats going to be a difficult seat for any democrat to try to keep in 2020, specially with president trump on the top of the ticket. he remains very po...

To try to start a transition, for us to move into that office to build our staff and to start working to continuing the work for the people of the state of alabama. so with that, im going to try to field a few questions here and try to figure out the best way to do it. i see my old friend there in the blue tie with his little hand raised. so ill go to you first. yes, sir? >> congratulations. >> thank you. [ inaudible question ] >> i have not. >> do you think that he should concede? >> im going t...

. >> you know, i think that this election shows that people across this country, i mean, i want to see people work together. i think thats a message for democrats and its a message for republicans and independents. i think when the people of alabama elect a senator who runs on a platform of trying to find common ground and reaching across aisles, i think thats a message that both political parties should take heed. how my colleagues recognize that and fund that c.h.i.p.s. program, take time out ...